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Assessment of Active Video Games’ Energy Expenditure in Children with Overweight and Obesity and Differences by Gender

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  • Cristina Comeras-Chueca

    (Faculty of Health and Sport Science (FCSD), Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
    GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
    EXERNET Red de Investigación en Ejercicio Físico y Salud para Poblaciones Especiales, Spain
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  • Lorena Villalba-Heredia

    (GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
    EXERNET Red de Investigación en Ejercicio Físico y Salud para Poblaciones Especiales, Spain
    Faculty of Health Science, Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain)

  • Marcos Pérez-Llera

    (GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
    EXERNET Red de Investigación en Ejercicio Físico y Salud para Poblaciones Especiales, Spain)

  • Gabriel Lozano-Berges

    (Faculty of Health and Sport Science (FCSD), Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
    GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
    EXERNET Red de Investigación en Ejercicio Físico y Salud para Poblaciones Especiales, Spain)

  • Jorge Marín-Puyalto

    (GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
    EXERNET Red de Investigación en Ejercicio Físico y Salud para Poblaciones Especiales, Spain)

  • Germán Vicente-Rodríguez

    (Faculty of Health and Sport Science (FCSD), Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
    GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
    EXERNET Red de Investigación en Ejercicio Físico y Salud para Poblaciones Especiales, Spain)

  • Ángel Matute-Llorente

    (Faculty of Health and Sport Science (FCSD), Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
    GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
    EXERNET Red de Investigación en Ejercicio Físico y Salud para Poblaciones Especiales, Spain)

  • José A. Casajús

    (GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
    EXERNET Red de Investigación en Ejercicio Físico y Salud para Poblaciones Especiales, Spain
    Faculty of Health Science, Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain)

  • Alejandro González-Agüero

    (Faculty of Health and Sport Science (FCSD), Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
    GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
    EXERNET Red de Investigación en Ejercicio Físico y Salud para Poblaciones Especiales, Spain)

Abstract

(1) Background: Childhood obesity has become a main global health problem and active video games (AVG) could be used to increase energy expenditure. The aim of this study was to investigate the energy expenditure during an AVG intervention combined with exercise, differentiating by gender. (2) Methods: A total of 45 children with overweight or obesity (19 girls) performed an AVG intervention combined with exercise. The AVG used were the Xbox Kinect, Nintendo Wii, dance mats, BKOOL cycling simulator, and Nintendo Switch. The energy expenditure was estimated from the heart rate recorded during the sessions and the data from the individual maximal tests. (3) Results: The mean energy expenditure was 315.1 kilocalories in a one-hour session. Participants spent the most energy on BKOOL, followed by Ring Fit Adventures, Dance Mats, Xbox Kinect, and the Nintendo Wii, with significant differences between BKOOL and the Nintendo Wii. Significant differences between boys and girls were found, but were partially due to the difference in weight, VO 2max , and fat-free mass. (4) Conclusions: The energy expenditure with AVG combined with multi-component exercise was 5.68 kcal/min in boys and 4.66 kcal/min in girls with overweight and obesity. AVG could be an effective strategy to increase energy expenditure in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity.

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  • Cristina Comeras-Chueca & Lorena Villalba-Heredia & Marcos Pérez-Llera & Gabriel Lozano-Berges & Jorge Marín-Puyalto & Germán Vicente-Rodríguez & Ángel Matute-Llorente & José A. Casajús & Alejandro Go, 2020. "Assessment of Active Video Games’ Energy Expenditure in Children with Overweight and Obesity and Differences by Gender," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-17, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:18:p:6714-:d:413852
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    1. Cristina Comeras-Chueca & Lorena Villalba-Heredia & Jose Luis Perez-Lasierra & Jorge Marín-Puyalto & Gabriel Lozano-Berges & Ángel Matute-Llorente & Germán Vicente-Rodríguez & Alex Gonzalez-Aguero & J, 2022. "Active Video Games Improve Muscular Fitness and Motor Skills in Children with Overweight or Obesity," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-18, February.

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